The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-27
MILITARY NOTES.

Sergeant Major Clements 1salways at the armory.
l he had blood in his eye one night.
y is more than probable that Lieut.. Graham
VIII be the next Captain of Company q.
The boys say that Drum MaJor BroWnlee came
cat with new uniform at the dSill Tuesday night.
| lieutenant Bernari would make a good chief for
an Indian tribe. He would then be rbig Injun. =
| Ftis rumOsed that Quartermastsr Grof, Of the
Fourth Regiment Wall move to- this d.y this
| spring. ~
candidates for she position of SeconG hieuteant in
Company
The Second Regiment of Hoboken have esuu
Squad but no gun. Colcnel Stevens esys the piece
Will be Acre next week.
ColoneiS. D. Dickinson is satisfied taAt his rcgi
ment held their oysn at the drill Tuesday night
They turned out 400 strona
The Gun Squad of the Fourth Regiment weat
through their weekly drill Thursday night 1t was
we'll done in every psrti ALTAR.
VIM. Herman is on of the latest additi3 ns to the
ranks of tho Fourth Regiment. They can stand
more like him. for they are nseded.
The sboysS Of Company Fare in ecstactes over
their new pisno. 1t makes avon ierfui irapPo We
nent in the appearance offthe room.
First Lieutenant Robert Smith makes aseood
Srtillery officer. The way in which he drills his
men shows that he knows his business.
/ 1t is learned from good authority that the dude
Second Lieutenant of Company T. Fourth 1eg
ment was MARI I'D recently to aNew York lady.
Regiment, is as bad Adintsnt Gerardin. He
lives at the arEaory; at least he is there every
night, sure.
+ IL is wonder that some member Of the Can
Squad has not broken his neck the slippery 98sr
of the miniature G9in room That is NO place for
an artillery drill.
It Is very probabssthat Firstskieutenant John @.
BerTdan, Of Company F, will be- elected Captain of
Company @. No better choice could be made sOr
the good of the company.
The Gun Squad Of the Fourth Regiment expect
ito goto Elizabeth to morrow night for the purpose
Sofpaying visit to the Gun Syuad of the Third
3Battsslion. They expect to have big time
I Captain Joha Brennan has declined an election
aSCAptain of Company G Fourth Regime t. When
he resigned from the command of that company
lie had served in the National 9uard for eighteen
years
The Gun Squad of the Second Regiment have,
not sgun on hand If there is no howitzer. they
can form the nucleus Of "a Gatiihg Gun Battery, a.
there is gatling gun in the arsenal.
Tho Fourth Regiment, under the manage ment Of
Company e. have received two invitations to visit
and Companies OF the Fourteenth Brooklyn,
in April. They enjoyed themselves SO we'll the
last time that no coaxing needs to be done to get
tnera'to go.
Oakland Rink was crowded last Tuesday evening
at tire drill and review ofsthe Fourth Regiment.
Eight companies were present and presented fine
app earance in their neat uniforms. Colonel s. ID
Dickerson and Major General Plume and Steele
weresn corimand.
Mr. Nugent, the owner the armory, is having
the halls and drill room repainted and decorated
1t seems there is hope. of ever having q new
armeEy. The men look with disfavor on the &C
tions' OF their Colonel. The Essemblyman has
done nothing toward the building in question, or,
anything else of any account.